Razmig Hovaghimian

Founder

2023 - Current

Co-Founder

2021

At the intersection of football & technology.

Minority Owner

2020

Partner

2014

Graph.vc is an early-stage fund for founders, by founders. 300+ investments. Anchored by Sequoia. Select investments include BetterUp, Birdies, BlueApron, Dapper, Earnin, Envoy, Extend, Him for Her, Houseparty, Ipsy, Jetty, Lever, Lingo Kids, Loft, MileIQ, Orca, Papaya, Pomelo, Porch, PicsArt, Platzi, Returnly, Saildrone, True Layer, Quinto Andar, RideOS, Very Good Security, VivaReal, and Yummy.

Founder / CEO

2016 - 2020

Pixel Labs, dba Hoodline (acquired by Nextdoor), is a media tech company that powers hyperlocal content generation and discovery across the US, recommending 1B+ stories per Q. We combine editorial, machine learning and data science to turn raw data signals into thousands of automated local stories for MSN, Yahoo, ABC, Hearst, CBS, TEGNA, Advance Digital, among others. Team of 30 in SF. Investors inc'l Greylock, Rakuten, Disney, CRV, Innovation Endeavors, Ben Silbermann & Shane Smith.

Viki, Executive Chairman + Rakuten Board Observer

2015 - 2018

Rakuten Senior Executive Officer, Head of Digital Video companies & EIR (2013-2015). Aside from growing Viki with our new and amazing Rakuten wings, was named a sr. executive officer at Rakuten in Dec 2013, and helped shape our digital content strategy and global M&A.

Co-founder & CEO

2008 - 2015

Viki, a play on the words video and wiki, is a global TV site powered by a volunteer community of avid fans. Launched in December 2010, Viki now has close to 40 million users every month watching and sharing TV shows, movies, music videos and other premium content from around the world, translated into more than 200+ languages.

Co-founder & Board Member

2007 - 2015

Embrace is a social enterprise that aims to help the 20 million premature and low birth-weight babies born every year, through a low-cost infant warmer. The Embrace infant warmer costs less than 1% of a traditional incubator, and is currently being distributed in Asia, Africa and Latin America, through government, NGO and private sector partnerships, including GE Healthcare.

Senior VP, International Studio Ventures

2009 - 2009

Head the business side of new international production initiatives at NBC Universal, from slate finance (private equity, sovereign wealth funds, etc.) to partnerships (studios, independent producers, etc.). Current focus is on a $200M venture fund for Sci Fi, Animation, Crime and Action genre cable (pay TV) productions. Work directly with the President of NBC Universal International, the company’s CFO, and top executives across the business (film, cable, TV, digital).

Acting VP, Strategic Initiatives

2007 - 2009

Director, Sept '07 to Sept '08 Acting VP, Oct '08

Strategic Planning , Growing Sustainable Business Program

2006 - 2006

Worked with the UNDP's Chief Economist on the UNDP’s first ‘crisis zone’ pro-poor investment initiative. Worked on a Rwanda-Burundi-Sudan joint economic development project for the UN’s Regional Bureau for Africa to identify private-public sector sustainable business opportunities in the rural electrification, ICT and informal sectors. Contributed to the UN/IMF/WB Human Dev. Report. Continued to support the project as a volunteer for four months after my summer term was over.

Engagement Manager (MMG > Dentsu > CG)

1999 - 2005

Started at the Mitchell Madison Group (MMG), a McKinsey spinoff, as Business Analyst, then moved to London as an Associate, after which I moved to Tokyo to help start Dentsu's strategy practice (Dentsu MarchFirst, 2000-2002). In late 2002 was a founding team member of the Cloverfield Group, with three of the original MMG partners. The company grew to 18 consultants, before being absorbed into OCC's US practice (SF and Boston). Clients included Fortune 500 companies such as Visa and American Express.